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On a beautiful June weekend in 1967 at the height of the so-called "summer of love," the first and only Monterey International Pop Festival roared forward - capturing a decade's spirit and ushering in a new era of rock and roll. Monterey would launch the careers of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Otis Redding, but they were just a few among a wildly diverse cast including Simon and Garfunkel, The Mamas and the Papas, The Who, The Byrds, Hugh Masekela, and the extraordinary Ravi Shankar. With his characteristic verite style, D.A. Pennebaker captured it all, immortalizing those moments that have become legend: Pete Towns
On a beautiful June weekend in 1967 at the height of the so-called "summer of love," the first and only Monterey International Pop Festival roared forward - capturing a decade's spirit and ushering in a new era of rock and roll. Monterey would launch the careers of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Otis Redding, but they were just a few among a wildly diverse cast including Simon and Garfunkel, The Mamas and the Papas, The Who, The Byrds, Hugh Masekela, and the extraordinary Ravi Shankar. With his characteristic verite style, D.A. Pennebaker captured it all, immortalizing those moments that have become legend: Pete Townshend destroying his guitar; Jimi Hendrix burning his. The Criterion Collection is proud to present the most comprehensive document of The Monterey International Pop Festival ever produced, featuring all three films of the festival - "Monterey Pop" (1967, 80min.), "Jimi Plays Monterey" (1986, 50min.) and "Shake! Otis At Monterey" (1987, 18min.) - along with nearly every complete performance filmed by Pennebaker and his crew, the "Outtakes" (1997, 120min.).
Special Features:
* High-Definition Digital Transfers of All Three Films
* Soundtrack Featuring 5.1 Mixes by Eddie Kramer
* Presented in Dolby Digital and DTS-HD Master Audio
* Two Hours of Outtake Performances
* Audio Commentaries by Pennebaker, Lou Adler, Charles Shaar Murray, & More
* Video Interviews with Adler and Pennebaker, and Phil Walden
* Audio Interviews with John Phillips, Derek Taylor, Cass Elliot and David Crosby
* Photo Essay by photographer Elaine Mayes
* Original Theatrical Trailers and Radio Spots
* Monterey Pop Festival Scrapbook
* Essays by Critics Armond White, Michael Lydon, Barney Hoskyns, and David Fricke
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Manufacturer: Criterion
Release date: 22 September 2009
Number of discs: 2
EAN: 0715515050012 UPC: 715515050012
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